Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS)

Members of our ARIS community were recently featured in Research Management Review through the publication of an article highlighting the Program to Enhance Organizational Research Capacity (ORIC). The article showcases ORIC's efforts to help institutions

The 2026 ARIS Research Fellowship kicked off at Rutgers University from August 3-6, 2026. The kickoff event brought together the 2025 and 2026 ARIS Research Fellows for professional development and science storytelling training. Each fellowship will last

ARIS is inviting a small cohort of institutional teams to pilot the Impact Atlas, a diagnostic and planning framework that helps institutions coordinate, measure and act on research impact. Grounded in research and developed in partnership with national l

The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) is proud to announce the 2026 ARIS Research Fellows; a distinguished cohort of six researchers selected from institutions across the country. Over the next two years, these Fellows will deepen the

The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) is pleased to announce the facilitators selected for the inaugural Research Impact Communities of Practice (RICoP) program: Working in pairs, these facilitators will lead up to three communities o

The cohort is Clemson University, Texas State University, University of North Carolina Wilmington, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Texas at El Paso. The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) today announced the 2026-2028 ORIC

The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) today announced the recipients of the 2026 ARIS Awards. They stood out for their excellence in conducting research with demonstrable societal impact. The recipients will be formally recognized at

Recipients Bernice T. Anderson; Elizabeth (Lisa) Rom; and Dina Myers Stroud will be recognized at the virtual ARIS Summit 2026 for their significant contribution to Broader Impacts. The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) today announce

Leaders from across higher education, national partners, and the research impact community gathered in Phoenix for the ARIS Impact Atlas Convening on February 10-11, 2026. The meeting invited leaders from research, engagement, and government relations off

Becoming an ORIC institution means joining an international network of organizations committed to embedding research impact (RI) into their culture, systems, and practices. The Program to Enhance Organizational Research Impact Capacity (ORIC) from the Cen